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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
56
Citations
9883
World Ranking
869
National Ranking
369

Materials Science

D-Index
56
Citations
10004
World Ranking
8335
National Ranking
2047

Shankar Mall publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shankar Mall sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 339 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Shankar Mall D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shankar Mall sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Shankar Mall is affiliated with the Air Force Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with specific contributions in Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology.

The scientist's recent publication is titled "Surviving the edge: Strategies for maximizing recovery in near-hanging cases: A case series", published in 2025 in the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. This paper addresses strategies for recovery in critical emergency cases and is part of their ongoing work in emergency medical research.

Shankar Mall has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Arvind Kumar Yadav
  • Vempalli Nagasubramanyam
  • Rahul Gupta
  • Arun Kumar Pandey
  • Konda Sireesha

Their main fields of study encompass Medicine, with a focus on Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology as subfields. The research topics they have explored include:

  • Restraint-Related Deaths
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research

Their publications have been featured in the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, the principal venue documented for their work.

Shankar Mall was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1993. This recognition indicates involvement or contributions that intersect with mechanical engineering principles, potentially in biomedical or emergency medical device contexts.

Best Publications

  • Introduction to carbon nanotube and nanofiber smart materials

    Inpil Kang;Yun Yeo Heung;Jay H. Kim;Jong Won Lee

  • A cohesive zone model for fatigue crack growth in quasibrittle materials

    B. Yang;S. Mall;K. Ravi-Chandar

  • An evaluation of parameters for predicting fretting fatigue crack initiation

    Christopher D Lykins;Shankar Mall;Vinod Jain

  • A shear stress-based parameter for fretting fatigue crack initiation

    C. D. Lykins;S. Mall;V. Jain

  • Combined experimental–numerical investigation of fretting fatigue crack initiation

    Christopher D Lykins;Shankar Mall;Vinod K Jain

  • Fretting fatigue crack initiation mechanism in Ti–6Al–4V

    S. A. Namjoshi;S. Mall;V. K. Jain;O. Jin

  • Modeling of a cracked metallic structure with bonded composite patch using the three layer technique

    S. Naboulsi;S. Mall

  • Effects of slip on fretting behavior: experiments and analyses

    O. Jin;S. Mall

  • INVESTIGATION OF A CRACKED THICK ALUMINUM PANEL REPAIRED WITH A BONDED COMPOSITE PATCH

    J.J Schubbe;S Mall

  • Modeling damage in unidirectional ceramic-matrix composites

    J.P. Solti;S. Mall;D.D. Robertson

  • Characterization of metal and metal alloy films as contact materials in MEMS switches

    Hyukjae Lee;Hyukjae Lee;Ronald A Coutu;Shankar Mall;Kevin D Leedy

  • Contact resistance study of noble metals and alloy films using a scanning probe microscope test station

    L. Chen;H. Lee;Z. J. Guo;N. E. McGruer

  • Dugdale plastic zone size and CTOD equations for the compact specimen

    J. C. Newman;S. Mall

  • Monotonic and fatigue loading behavior of quasi-isotropic graphite/epoxy laminate embedded with piezoelectric sensor

    S Mall;J M Coleman

  • Stress ratio effect on cyclic debonding in adhesively bonded composite joints

    S. Mall;G. Ramamurthy;M.A. Rezaizdeh

  • Dynamic fracture toughness of Homalite-100: Dynamic fracture toughness of Homalite-100 determined by T. Kobayashi and Dally, as well as those of Araldite B by Kalthoff, Beinert and Winkler, are compared with those of the authors' previous results. Errors generated through the use of static near-field crack-tip stresses for evaluating dynamic stress-intensity factor are also discussed

    A. S. Kobayashi;S. Mall

  • Characterization of disbond effects on fatigue crack growth behavior in aluminum plate with bonded composite patch

    J.J. Denney;S. Mall

  • Characterization of carbon nanotube/nanofiber-reinforced polymer composites using an instrumented indentation technique

    Hyukjae Lee;Hyukjae Lee;Shankar Mall;Peng He;Donglu Shi

  • Modeling of cracked thick metallic structure with bonded composite patch repair using three-layer technique

    J.J Schubbe;S Mall

  • Effects of frequency on fatigue behavior of CVI C/SiC at elevated temperature

    Shankar Mall;John Mark Engesser;John Mark Engesser

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert S. Kobayashi
Albert S. Kobayashi University of Washington
Xin-Lin Gao
Xin-Lin Gao Southern Methodist University
Mark J. Schulz
Mark J. Schulz University of Cincinnati
Yeoheung Yun
Yeoheung Yun North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Hitoshi Soyama
Hitoshi Soyama Tohoku University
Heung Soo Kim
Heung Soo Kim Dongguk University
Donglu Shi
Donglu Shi University of Cincinnati
Dhriti Nepal
Dhriti Nepal United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Michel W. Barsoum
Michel W. Barsoum Drexel University
Mamidala Ramulu
Mamidala Ramulu University of Washington

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